Company of Heroes vs Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
Company of Heroes is a strategy game (2006) while Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm is an FPS mmorpg game from Tripwire Interactive (2011).
Quick answer: Company of Heroes rates higher, 8.2 to 7.9 on the GamingPickz Score, and Company of Heroes is the cheaper at $14.99.
What each one is
Company of Heroes is filed under Strategy. In contrast, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm under FPS and Mmorpg.
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Contains full Rising Storm content as well!
At a glance
| Company of Heroes | Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.2/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (94%, 18,707) | Very Positive (93%, 38,119) |
| Critic aggregate | 93/100 | 76/100 |
| Price | $14.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 1 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2006 | 2011 |
| Developer | — | Tripwire Interactive |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Company of Heroes vs Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Company of HeroesStrategy gameRed Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising StormFPS mmorpg gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Company of HeroesStrategy, World War II, RTSRed Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising StormWorld War II, Realistic, FPSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Company of Heroes ✓Score 8.2 · 94% on Steam · 93 criticRed Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising StormScore 7.9 · 93% on Steam · 76 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Company of Heroes18,707 reviews · 1 GBRed Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm38,119 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Company of Heroes ✓$14.99Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Company of HeroesPlayableRed Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising StormPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Company of Heroes takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueCompany of Heroes and Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Company of Heroes (GamingPickz Score 8.2)
- The cheaper right now: Company of Heroes ($14.99)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm (38,119 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
World War IIWarSingleplayerMultiplayerActionMilitaryTacticalHistorical
Where they differ
StrategyRTSViolentBase-BuildingCo-opReal Time Tactics
RealisticFPSWargameTeam-BasedFirst-PersonImmersive Sim
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Company of Heroes is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Company of Heroes | Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | DirectX 9.0c compatible 64MB video card with Pixel Shader 1.1 support | 256 MB SM 3.0 DX9 Compliant NVIDIA® GeForce 7800 GTX |
| Minimum CPU | 2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium IV | Dual Core 2.3 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 0.5 GB | 2 GB |
| Install size | 1 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Company of Heroes · Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Company of Heroes and 0 for Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Company of Heroes and Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm in scope?
Company of Heroes has drawn 18,707 Steam reviews and installs in 1 GB. Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm has drawn 38,119 Steam reviews.
Is Company of Heroes or Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Company of Heroes rates higher (8.2 to 7.9). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Company of Heroes or Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm?
Company of Heroes is cheaper right now at $14.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Company of Heroes or Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm?
Company of Heroes rates higher, 8.2 to 7.9 on the GamingPickz Score, and Company of Heroes is the cheaper at $14.99. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.